Using data from the Assets and Debts Survey of 1984 and the Survey of Financial Security of 1999, we document the … evolution of wealth inequality in Canada between 1984 and 1999. Our main findings are as follows: 1) Wealth inequality has … increased between 1984 and 1999; 2) the growth in wealth inequality has been associated with substantial declines in real …

Little is known about the impact of assets on low- to -moderate-income (LMI) young adults’ college progress. In this …

The aim of this paper is to examine the concentration of wealth among the group of top wealth holders, defined as those … with wealth in excess of a high cut off. The paper begins by considering the definition of this cut off, analogous to the …, wealth tax data, and investment income tax data. It starts off from the world?s billionaires in 2006, but is particularly …

Is there a gender asset gap? This article examines the evidence available on the distribution of wealth by gender … disaggregates the ownership of assets within the household to determine how asset distribution affects the gendered pattern of … wealth ownership overall or how it impacts household decisions and women's well-being. As an initial step in this project, a …

This paper has two main goals. First, we provide a review of 34 studies on the relationship between assets and children …

savings may have a stronger association with children's math scores than with either household wealth or children's savings … household wealth and math scores. Policy implications for children living in low-wealth households are discussed. …

’s cash flow and forgetting to depreciate assets and other costs. – Joseph Stiglitz, “Good Numbers Gone Bad,” Fortune, October …